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Shanna 
Flowers

The body as a canvas?

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Stuffing or mashed potatoes?

For that matter, sweet potato or pumpkin pie?

As for me, stuffing and sweet potato!

Blog has allowed gloves-off writing

Last week marked the one-year anniversary of my introduction into the world of blogging.

My blog, "In the Flow," has been a work in progress, mired in fits and starts, and I've learned as I've gone along. This column is more local; the blog tends to be my two cents on national issues.

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Finding my inner gadget wizard

I've privately felt John McCain's pain for a long time. But after the events of last week, I needed to speak out.

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Shanna Flowers

In her signature plainspoken style, Michigan native Shanna Flowers peels away the layers and gets to the heart of the issues. No pretense. Just straightforward perspective. Shanna writes about local people whose circumstances reflect decisions made as near as City Hall or as far away as the halls of Congress. Other times, she weighs in on a topic because it is incredibly ridiculous. Or heartening. Or fascinating. Read Shanna's column three days a week, Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, at roanoke.com

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    • ms. Goldenwillow: Shanna, Thank you for this up-close glimpse, especially the feelings of Brenda Keeling — then...
    • mike: Static, my good friend: Finding a numb-nuts of Hutton’s ilk would be like looking for a pearl in a cow...
    • Static Lines: Robert Hutton None of the regular posters have used the b- word, I guess it was a regular staple at...
    • Robert Hutton: Yes I did. As well as some background info, seems she drinks from the same preverbial...
    • Ed S.: You know, several regulars go together here for “coffee” over Shanna’s thrice-weekly column....